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Ⅰ.Thefollowingparagraphsaretakenfromthetextbooks,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoX.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.（12points,0.5pointforeach）

Manydoctorsworkingonthebattlefieldofterminalsufferingthinkthatonlysqueamishnessdemandsa1differencebetweenpassiveandactiveeuthanasiaonrequest.Their2forkillinggoeslikethis:

oneofadoctor’s3istopreventsuffering;sometimesthatisallthereisleftforhimtodo,andkillingistheonlywaytodoit.Thereisnothingnewinthisview.WhenHippocrates4hisoathfordoctors,whichexplicitlyrules5activekilling,mostotherGreekdoctorsandthinkersdisagreedwithhis6.

Thewomen’smagazinesareaboutonethird7toclothes,onethirdtomildcomment8sex,andthe9thirdtorecipesandpicturesofhandsomesalads,desserts,andmain10.“Institutes”existtoexperimentandtellhousewiveshowtocookattractivemealsandhowtoturnleftoversinto11ofart.Thefoodthuspicturedlooks12famouspaintingsofstilllife.Theonlytroubleisit’stasteless.

Oneofthegreatestandmost13criticismsoftelevisionhasbeenthatin14tothelargestaudiencepossible,itneglectsminorityaudiencesandminoritytastes.Thisisstill15true.Butthereis,perhaps,oneprogramadayandmany,ofcourse,onSundaywhichanintelligentmanorwomancanenjoyand16interestfrom.Inmytripseastorwestornorthorsouth,Ipickupthe17papertofindthisenjoymentorinterest—18vain.

Americanindividualism,onthe19ofitanadmirablephilosophy,wishestomanifestitselfinindependenceofthecommunity.Youdon’tsharethingsin20;youhaveyourownthings.Afamily’sstrengthissignalizedbyitspossessions.Hereinliesa21.Forthedesireforpossessionsmusteventuallymeandependenceonpossessions.Freedomisslavery.Onceletthe22instinctburgeon,andthereareruggedlyindividualforces23tooreadytomakeitcometofullandmonstrous24.Newappetitesareinvented;whattotheEuropeanarebizarreluxuriesbecome,totheAmerican,plainnecessities.

A．acquisitive

B．appealing

C．argument

D．ban

E．blossom

F．common

G．courses

H．dedicated

I．derive

J．duties

K．face

L．firm

M．formulated

N．in

O．justified

P．largely

Q．like

R．local

S．on

T．only

U．other

V．out

W．paradox

X．works

II.Inthissection,therearefifteensentencestakenfromthetextbookswithablankineach,followedbyalistofwordsorexpressionsmarkedAtoX.ChoosetheonethatbestcompleteseachofthesentencesandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.Onewordorexpressionforeachblankonly.（15points,1pointforeach）

25.Morethananyothergeneration,ourgenerationviewstheadultworldwithgreat______.Thereisalsoanincreasedtendencytorejectcompletelytheworld.

26.Theneedforlawsoneuthanasiacannotbe______formuchlonger.

27.Hestoodinfrontofusforamomentandthen______ustogointothelivingroom.

28.MyimaginationboggledatthepunishmentIwould______ifinfactIdidabuseabookofMrs.Flowers’.Deathwouldbetookindandbrief.

29.TheoddsseemedtomovetowardChavelwithadreadful______:

ninetoone,eighttoone:

theywerelikeapointingfinger.

30.Writingabookisahorrible,______struggle,likealongboutofsomepainfulillness.

31.Weareaskingforthesupportofallsectionsofthepeacemovementbecausewedonotfeelthatthisisatimetobe______.

32.I______atseveralschoolsandwasacceptedeverywhere.Harvardofferedmorefinancialassistance.

33.OnthedayswhenI’mespeciallymelancholy,Ibeganconstructingtablesoforganization...______peopleinthecompanyonthebasisofenvy,hope,fear,ambition,frustration,rivalry,hatred,ordisappointment.

34.NosoonerdidhiscartouchtheboulevardheadinghomethanAce______ontheradio.

35.Iwasconvincedthatsome______changeshadbeenwroughtforallNegroes,notjustthoseintheghetto.

36.InAustralia,wherepeoplearefewandrabbitsaremany,Iwatchedawholepopulacesatisfyingtheprimitive______intheprimitivemannerbytheskilfulslaughterofmanythousandsofrabbits.

37.Ifweregardactivityasbeinginitselfagood,thenwemustcountallsnobberiesasgood;forall______activity.

38.IaskthereadertonotethatI,anEnglishmanwhonolongerlivesinEnglandandcan’tspendmorethansixmonthsata______inanyotherEuropeancountry,hometoAmericaastoacountrymorestimulatingthandepressing.

39.Strangelyenough,thesalesmenreactverywelltotheconstantpressureandrigidsupervisiontowhichtheyare______.

A．applied

B．classifying

C．desert

D．deserve

E．dodged

F．dominant

G．dormant

H．exhausting

I．exhaustive

J．flicked

K．gestated

L．gestured

M．impulse

N．inevitability

O．moment

P．momentous

Q．neglected

R．provoke

S．recoiled

T．revoke

U．skepticism

V．stretch

W．subject

X．subjected

Ⅲ.Eachofthefollowingsentencesisgiventwochoicesofwordsorexpressions.ChoosetherightonetocompletethesentenceandwritethecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.（15points,1pointforeach）

40.Justicetoall,regardlessofrace,sectorclass,isthe______rightandtheinescapableobligationofall.

A.inalienableB.unbelievable

41.Myuncleremained______ofstoriesaboutflyingsaucers.

A.incredibleB.incredulous

42.Althoughthemaincharactersinthenovelaresotruetolife,theyare______.

A.imaginaryB.imaginative

43.Inspiteofthefinancialcrisis,themanagerwillpaythebonus______thejobiscompletedontime.

A.unlessB.provided

44.Theadversecriticismthebookreceiveddidn’t______theauthoronewayoranother.

A.affectB.effect

45.Itisa______factthatwhenwegrowolder,wetendtobecomeweakerandweaker.

A.regretfulB.regrettable

46.The______ofafullstopattheendofthesentenceisadeliberateactbythewriter.

A.exclusionB.omission

47.He______theropewithbothhandsandpulleditwithallhisstrength.

A.graspedB.grabbed

48.Theleafletwaswritteninjargonthatwouldhavebeentotally______toanyoneoutsidetheprofession.

A.incomprehensiveB.incomprehensible

49.AfterdrivingforsolongonthegravelIwasgladtogetonan______stretchofroad.

A.evenB.equal

50.Manyofthemore______formsofcancercanbetreatedsuccessfullyifdetectedearly.

A.commonB.ordinary

51.Evena______translationisnotalwaysfaithfultotheoriginal.

A.literalB.literary

52.Sheaskshimtorememberher,andherepliesthatheismore______toforgetanythingelse.

A.ableB.apt

53.Theexpertsdislikedtheactingbutenjoyedtheplay______.

A.asawholeB.onthewhole

54.Howcanyoubeso______tothesufferingsofthesechildren?

A.indifferentialB.indifferent

ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandcompletethesucceedingthreeitemsⅣ,VandⅥ.

（1）Freedom’schallengeintheAtomicAgeisasoberingtopic.Wearefacingtodayastrangenewworldandweareallwonderingwhatwearegoingtodowithit.Whatarewegoingtodowithoneofourmostpreciouspossessions,freedom?

Theworldweknow,ourWesternworld,beganwithsomethingasnewastheconquestofspace.

（2）Some2,500yearsagoGreecediscoveredfreedom.Beforethattherewasnofreedom.Thereweregreatcivilizations,splendidempires,butnofreedomanywhere.Egypt,Babylon,Nineveh,werealltyrannies,oneimmenselypowerfulmanrulingoverhelplessmasses.InGreece,inAthens,alittlecityinalittlecountry,therewerenohelplessmasses,andatimecamewhentheAthenianswereledbyagreatmanwhodidnotwanttobepowerful.Absoluteobediencetotherulerwaswhattheleadersoftheempiresinsistedon.Athenssaidno,theremustneverbeabsoluteobediencetoamanexceptinwar.Theremustbewillingobediencetowhatisgoodforall.Pericles,thegreatAthenianstatesman,said:

“Weareafreegovernment,butweobeythelaws,moreespeciallythosewhichprotecttheoppressed,andtheunwrittenlawswhich,ifbroken,bringshame.”

（3）Athenianswillinglyobeyedthewrittenlawswhichtheythemselvespassed,andtheunwritten,whichmustbeobeyediffreemenlivetogether.Theymustshoweachotherkindnessandpityandthemanyqualitieswithoutwhichlifewouldbeintolerableexcepttoahermitinthedesert.TheAtheniansneverthoughtthatamanwasfreeifhecoulddowhathewanted.Amanwasfreeifhewasself-controlled.Tomakeyourselfobeywhatyouapprovedwasfreedom.Theyweresavedfromlookingattheirlivesastheirownprivateaffair.EachonefeltresponsibleforthewelfareofAthens,notbecauseitwasimposedonhimfromtheoutside,butbecausethecitywashisprideandhissafety.Thecreedofthefirstfreegovernmentintheworldwaslibertyforallmenwhocouldcontrolthemselvesandwouldtakeresponsibilityforthestate.ThiswastheconceptionthatunderlaytheloftyreachofGreekgenius.

（4）Butdiscoveringfreedomisnotlikediscoveringatomicbombs.Itcannotbediscoveredonceforall.Ifpeopledonotprizeit,andworkforit,itwilldepart.Eternalvigilanceisitsprice.Athenschanged.Itwasachangethattookplaceunnoticedthoughitwasoftheutmostimportance,aspiritualchangewhichpenetratedthewholestate.IthadbeentheAthenians’prideandjoytogivetotheircity.Thattheycouldgetmaterialbenefitsfromherneverenteredtheirminds.Therehadtobeacompletechangeofattitudebeforetheycouldlookatthecityasanemployerwhopaidhercitizensfordoingherwork.Nowinsteadofmen